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Emily Dickinson

1492

“And with what body do they come?”—
Then they do come—Rejoice!
What Door—What Hour—Run—run—My Soul!
Illuminate the House!

“Body!” Then real—a Face and Eyes—
To know that it is them!
Paul knew the Man that knew the News—
He passed through Bethlehem—

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1880

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